Get ready … get ssssSSSssssSSsssset … GO! The Florida Python Challenge will kick off at midnight on Friday, Aug. 9, with hundreds of hunters setting off into the ...

With another Florida Python Challenge underway, hunters who end up finding the invasive snake have a good chance of getting bitten if they aren't careful. This year's Florida Python Challenge started ...

A total of 934 participants from 30 states and Canada took part in the annual challenge this year Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

MARTIN: So did you know about the Florida Python Challenge? INSKEEP: No, this is a challenge of pythons, I assume, like a big python race. MARTIN: No, it is not. INSKEEP: OK. MARTIN: It is held every ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

DUCK KEY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is celebrating what it calls a successful Python Challenge and announcing its 2024 winners. This year, 857 participants ...

The winners of a 10-day hunt for Burmese pythons, which had more than 850 participants from 33 states and Canada collectively removing 195 of the invasive species from south Florida, were announced ...

Taylor Stanberry won the $10,000 grand prize, the first woman to do so, with 60 pythons caught. Donna Kalil, a veteran hunter, caught the most pythons in the professional category with 56 snakes. A ...

Half of the winners in this year’s Python Challenge were women, the highest number of huntresses to take home prizes in the annual contest that pits wits and skill as much as muscle against the ...